Po-Chi Kao
Biographic Data
| ID | 11015629 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Po-Chi Kao |
| GIVEN NAMES | Po-Chi |
| FAMILY NAME | Kao |
| SIGNATURE | KAO P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Chang Gung University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Taiwanese undergraduates’ motivation, willingness to communicate, and use of English language on Facebook
I examined the effects of intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and willingness to communicate on Taiwanese undergraduates’ use of the English language on Facebook. Structural equation modeling was adopted to test the hypotheses in the conceptual model with a sample of 320 Taiwanese undergraduates. The results showed that both intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation were significantly associated with students’ willingness to communica…
Gender Differences in Strategies for Coping with Foreign Language Learning Anxiety
We investigated gender and differences in level of anxiety in regard to use of coping strategies for foreign language learning anxiety (FLLA). Participants were 122 Taiwanese university students enrolled in English as a foreign language courses. Results of multivariate analysis of variance showed that the female students scored significantly higher than did the male students in two coping strategies: peer seeking and positive thinking. In contras…
Effects of English usage on Facebook and personality traits on achievement of students learning English as a foreign language
In this study we explored the impact of English usage on Facebook (EUF) and the Big Five personality traits of 164 Taiwanese university students on their level of achievement in learning English as a foreign language (EFL). Using the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient, we found that EUF was positively associated with extraversion and conscientiousness, but negatively related to neuroticism. The results of a simultaneous multiple regre…
Evaluating student interpreters' stress and coping strategies
The purpose in this study was to evaluate the severity of stress experienced by student interpreters and the coping strategies that they employed. Our main interest was in determining how well coping strategies could explain the stress caused by interpreting. We used a survey method to collect data from 186 student interpreters at a university in Taiwan. We employed the Interpretation Classroom Anxiety Scale and the Coping Strategy Indicator. The…
Coping Strategies of Taiwanese University Students as Predictors of English Language Learning Anxiety
In this study we examined which coping strategies could predict anxiety about learning English as a foreign language. Our participants were 120 Taiwanese university students who completed the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (Horwitz, Horwitz, & Cope, 1986) and the modified version (Marwan, 2007) of the Foreign Language Anxiety Coping Scale (Kondo & Yang, 2004). The results showed that positive thinking was the coping strategy that the pa…
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Evaluating student interpreters' stress and coping strategies
The purpose in this study was to evaluate the severity of stress experienced by student interpreters and the coping strategies that they employed. Our main interest was in determining how well coping strategies could explain the stress caused by interpreting. We used a survey method to collect data from 186 student interpreters at a university in Taiwan. We employed the Interpretation Classroom Anxiety Scale and the Coping Strategy Indicator. The…
Coping Strategies of Taiwanese University Students as Predictors of English Language Learning Anxiety
In this study we examined which coping strategies could predict anxiety about learning English as a foreign language. Our participants were 120 Taiwanese university students who completed the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (Horwitz, Horwitz, & Cope, 1986) and the modified version (Marwan, 2007) of the Foreign Language Anxiety Coping Scale (Kondo & Yang, 2004). The results showed that positive thinking was the coping strategy that the pa…
Effects of English usage on Facebook and personality traits on achievement of students learning English as a foreign language
In this study we explored the impact of English usage on Facebook (EUF) and the Big Five personality traits of 164 Taiwanese university students on their level of achievement in learning English as a foreign language (EFL). Using the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient, we found that EUF was positively associated with extraversion and conscientiousness, but negatively related to neuroticism. The results of a simultaneous multiple regre…
Gender Differences in Strategies for Coping with Foreign Language Learning Anxiety
We investigated gender and differences in level of anxiety in regard to use of coping strategies for foreign language learning anxiety (FLLA). Participants were 122 Taiwanese university students enrolled in English as a foreign language courses. Results of multivariate analysis of variance showed that the female students scored significantly higher than did the male students in two coping strategies: peer seeking and positive thinking. In contras…
Taiwanese undergraduates’ motivation, willingness to communicate, and use of English language on Facebook
I examined the effects of intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and willingness to communicate on Taiwanese undergraduates’ use of the English language on Facebook. Structural equation modeling was adopted to test the hypotheses in the conceptual model with a sample of 320 Taiwanese undergraduates. The results showed that both intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation were significantly associated with students’ willingness to communica…
Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Anxiety (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Coping (psychology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · English as a foreign language (3 works) · Mathematics education (3 works)